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Late Flurry Pulls Wolves Close To Playoff Berth
HOUSTON -- The Chicago Wolves scored three unanswered goals to overcome a third-period deficit and pull out a 4-2 victory Friday night over the Houston Aeros at the Toyota Center. Wolves center Steve...
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Opinion: Romney’s Speech To NAACP A Cynical Play For White Votes
Yesterday Mitt Romney was booed during his speech to the NAACP convention in Houston, Texas. It was the reaction he was looking for. Romney was given polite applause at the end of his remarks. It was...
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United To Fly New Boeing 787 Dreamliner From Chicago-Houston
CHICAGO (CBS) — Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner airplane will soon be flying over the skies of Chicago. United Airlines says that it will start flying the plane in early November between Chicago’s O’Hare...
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Wheatcroft Leads Houston, McIlroy Sticks Around
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — A late birdie might just be enough to give Rory McIlroy two more rounds before the Masters. Steve Wheatcroft, a Monday qualifier for the Houston Open, had another 67 to take the...
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Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The current Big East will be called the American Athletic Conference starting next season. The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents...
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Reports: Kelvin Sampson Back In College Ranks As He’s Hired By Houston
(CBS) Kelvin Sampson, who was last seen in the college basketball ranks leaving Indiana amid a cloud of controversy and NCAA violations, was hired as head coach by the University of Houston on...
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Report: Astros Drew 0.0 Nielsen TV Rating In Houston For Monday’s Game
(CBS) It’s tough being a baseball fan in Houston, where the Astros are coming off three straight seasons of at least 106 losses. It’s actually so bad that virtually no one is tuning in from home to...
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Bulls Sign Forward Greg Smith For Remainder Of Season
(CBS) Shortly after waiving the little-used Tornike Shengelia, the Bulls on Monday announced they’ve signed forward Greg Smith for the remainder of the season. Smith is expected to miss the rest of the...
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Levine: White Sox, Cubs Looking For Pitching In Draft
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) — The two Chicago baseball teams have something in common other than the city they play in. Both clubs are hoping to find a dominant young pitcher in their draft slot. The White...
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Agent: Anthony ‘Loves’ New York, Wants To Explore Options
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony “loves being a Knick” but is headed for free agency because he wants to explore his options, his agent said. Anthony had a Monday deadline to terminate the final year of...
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Report: Anthony Waiting For James To Make A Decision
(CBS) A major reason for the holdup in Carmelo Anthony making his free agency decision is that he’s waiting for LeBron James to first decide where he’ll play next season, ESPN.com reported Wednesday...
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Levine: Sale Skipped In Rotation Until Next Week
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) – White Sox ace Chris Sale will get an extended rest though the All-Star break and beyond. The team will most likely have the 26-year-old Sale, a three-time All-Star, pitch again...
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Chicago, 6 Other U.S. School Districts To Teach Computer Science
WASHINGTON (AP) – The seven largest school districts in the U.S. are joining more than 50 others to start offering introductory computer science to all their students, the White House said Monday. The...
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Naperville Woman’s Family Questions Official Account Of Her Death In Texas...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Family and friends of a 28-year-old Naperville woman were raising questions about her death, after authorities in Texas said she hanged herself while in police custody on Monday. Sandra...
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Houston Could Surpass Chicago In Population 10 Years From Now
(CBS) — Local planning officials admit that the city of Houston, Texas is growing so fast right now that it could pass Chicago to become the nation’s third largest city, reports WBBM’s Political Editor...
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Lady Gaga Will Perform During Super Bowl Halftime Show
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and Pepsi announced Thursday that the pop star will take the stage Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Gaga...
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George H.W. Bush Hospitalized For Shortness Of Breath
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was taken to the hospital over the weekend for shortness of breath and the 92-year-old is responding well to treatments, his spokesman said Wednesday....
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Former President George H.W. Bush And Wife, Barbara, Hospitalized
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit on Wednesday, and his wife, Barbara, was hospitalized as a precaution, according to his spokesman. The former...
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Former President George H.W. Bush Battles Pneumonia, Wife Has Bronchitis
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, on Thursday remained hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being treated for...
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Chicago Teen Rescued From Texas Sex Traffickers
(CBS) – A Chicago girl is safe after falling victim to sex traffickers in Houston Texas, authorities say. It was at a motel where where undercover Houston deputies responded to an online solicitation...
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United Flight Out Of Houston Lands In Chicago Despite Airport Shutdown
CHICAGO (CBS) — One of the first flights out of Houston landed in Chicago late Sunday night. CBS 2’s Susanna Song has some incredible stories from O’Hare. Both Houston airports are still shut down, but...
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Chicago Volunteers From American Red Cross Head To Texas To Offer Help
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Coast Guard said it is being inundated with calls for rescues in Texas. So far the team have rescued more than 1,000 people. Rescue crews and volunteers from across the nation are...
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VIDEO: Houston Reporter Helps Trucker Stranded In Rising Waters
(CBS) — “Here we go. We have a boat coming, we have a boat coming. I’m going to flag these guys down. Are you guys headed down to the truck right here? There’s a truck driver here stuck in about 10...
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MillerCoors Uses New Water Program To Support Red Cross, Harvey Victims
CHICAGO (CBS) — Fifty-thousand cans of drinking water have arrived in flood-ravaged Texas from a company that’s based in Chicago. In the past, it was all about cash donations to the Red Cross. But,...
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Houston Residents, Supporters Try To Fly Into Texas
CHICAGO (CBS) — For some Houston residents who were out of town when Hurricane Harvey hit are now trying to get home. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli is at Midway Airport where he found some people trying to...
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Katrina Survivor: Harvey ‘Definitely Brings Back The Memories’
(CBS) – As Hurricane Harvey punishes Houston, those displaced by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago share their memories with CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar. Quin Kirchner is an accomplished musician now living in...
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Helping The Displaced Pets Of Hurricane Harvey
(CBS) – The devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey is forcing some to leave their pets behind. A local rescue shelter is making the trip to Houston to save as many pets as possible, CBS 2’s Charlie De...
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Chicago Area Stepping Up With Donations To Harvey Victims In Houston
CHICAGO (CBS) — As flooding from Hurricane Harvey begins to recede in the Houston area, people in the Chicago area have been stepping up to send help; from food to bottled water to simple words of...
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PAWS Chicago Volunteers Traveling To Houston To Rescue Homeless Dogs, Cats
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nine volunteers from PAWS Chicago headed to Houston in three vans early Friday, to rescue dogs and cats from shelters that are filling up with strays in the wake of Hurricane Harvey....
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Chicago Area Shelters Rescuing Homeless Pets From Harvey Flood Zone
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several homeless dogs from Texas will be getting new homes in the Chicago area, after a south suburban shelter rescued them from the flood zone in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Many...
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Man Lost Everything Twice, To Harvey And Katrina; ‘I Get Back Up’
CHICAGO (CBS) — The rebuilding of homes and lives has begun for thousands in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, and some have been through it before, including a former Illinois resident who also...
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For Former Gov. Edgar, Harvey Sparks Memories Of Great Flood Of 1993
CHICAGO (CBS) — The devastating flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey brought back memories for former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through the Great Flood of 1993 along the...
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Chicagoland Red Cross Official Assists At Texas Mega-Shelter
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Red Cross official from the Chicagoland area is getting a firsthand look at the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. Regional Disaster Officer for the American Red Cross of Chicago and...
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911 Operator Jailed For Hanging Up On Thousands Of Callers
HOUSTON (CBS Local) – A former 911 operator in Houston is headed to jail after an investigation revealed that the emergency center worker hung up on thousands of people who were calling for help....
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Hundreds Say Goodbye To Barbara Bush
CHICAGO (CBS) — Barbara Bush was the “first lady of the greatest generation.” Historian Jon Meacham bestowed the title on Barbara Bush while speaking to former presidents, ambassadors and hundreds of...
View ArticlePhoto Of Good Samaritan Shading Woman With Umbrella Goes Viral
HOUSTON, TX (CBS Local) – A simple act of kindness has turned a good Samaritan in Houston into a local celebrity thanks to one photo. Louis Jordan was heading to pick up his mother from work when he...
View ArticleHouston Family Welcomes Home Quadruplets On Fourth Of July
(CBS) — One family in southwest Houston had four reasons to celebrate this Fourth of July. Linda and Thomas Agi welcomed home their newborn quadruplets Wednesday, four weeks after they were born, CBS...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect In Doctor’s Killing Found Dead
(CNN) — The man suspected of killing a prominent Houston doctor in broad daylight two weeks ago fatally shot himself in the head as two police officers confronted him on Friday morning, Police Chief...
View ArticleUnited Airlines To Drop One Of Last Vestiges Of Continental
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago-based parent company of United Airlines is changing its name and shedding a bit more of its Houston connections. The company said Thursday it will change from United...
View ArticleFederal Authorities Say They Have Shut Down Texas-To-Chicago Drug Pipeline...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal authorities announced Thursday that they have raided a drug stash house in a lakefront condo in the Kenwood neighborhood, as part of a probe that shut down a Texas-to-Chicago...
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